JOURNEY FROM BADAGRY TO KATUNGA. 
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and hands were clapped, and fingers cracked at a great rate. He 
now came up to us, capering and dancing the whole way, and 
shook us by the hand, a few of his attendants accompanying him. 
He then began his speech, saying he was very glad that he now 
saw white man ; and pointing to the various parts of his dress, he 
said, This cloth is not made in my country, this cap is of white 
man’s velvet, these trowsers are of white man’s nankeen, this is a 
white man’s shawl ; we get all good things from white man, and 
we must therefore be glad when white man come to visit our 
country. The two men who appeared next in authority to him- 
self were stout good-looking men, natives of Bornou ; they were 
dressed in the fashion of that country, with blue velvet caps on 
their heads. Being Mahometans, they could not be prevailed on 
to drink spirits, but the captain and his men drank each two 
drams. 
We paid a visit to the caboceer, or chief man of the town. 
We found him seated in the midst of his elders and women. He 
was an ancient, tall, stupid-looking man, dressed in a red silken 
tobe, or long shirt ; on his head was a cap made of small glass 
beads of various colours, surrounded by tassels of small gold-coloured 
beads, and three large coral ones in front. The cap was the best 
part of the man, for it was very neat; in his hand he held a fly- 
flapper, the handle of which was covered with beads. After a 
number of compliments, we were presented with goroo-nuts and 
water. We told him of our intention to proceed to Eyeo, that 
we were servants of the king of England, and that we wanted car- 
riers for ourselves and baggage. We remained here for the night, 
and as all our baggage had not come up from the coast, Captain 
Pearce went down to the beach after them. 
As soon as we had removed into the caboceer's house he sent 
us a present of a sheep, a basket of yams, and some fire-wood. 
His wives and young women came peeping at us through the holes 
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